Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #19494
dutiful
尽责的；恭顺的；孝顺的
核心释义
obedient and respectful because of a sense of duty
- 1.
接受自己的法律或道德义务并愿意做好,毫无怨言。
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
- 2.
出于责任感和尊重而自愿服从
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
- 3.
与职责相关的；体现责任感的。
Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
接受自己的法律或道德义务并愿意做好,毫无怨言。；出于责任感和尊重而自愿服从；与职责相关的；体现责任感的。；孝顺
用法In use
As a dutiful son, he calls his mother every morning.
用法提示：dutiful 作形容词，修饰 son，表示因孝心而尽责。
The dutiful assistant completed every task her manager assigned.
用法提示：dutiful 作形容词，修饰 assistant，表示出于责任感而顺从。
They are dutiful citizens who always pay their taxes on time.
用法提示：dutiful 作形容词，修饰 citizens，表示履行义务的态度。
a dutiful child
a dutiful citizen
dutiful + noun
dutiful 常作定语，修饰表示身份角色的名词，如 son、daughter、employee 等。
He is a dutiful son who visits his parents every week.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dutiful son
- 孝顺的儿子
- He is a dutiful son who visits his parents every weekend.他是一个孝顺的儿子，每个周末都去看望父母。
- dutiful citizen
- 尽责的公民
- A dutiful citizen pays taxes and obeys the law.尽责的公民纳税并遵守法律。
- dutiful employee
- 尽职的员工
- She is a dutiful employee and always finishes her work on time.她是一名尽职的员工，总是按时完成工作。
- dutiful obedience
- 恭顺的服从
- The pupils listened to the teacher with dutiful obedience.小学生们恭顺地听从老师的话。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 duty（职责）＋ful：心中装满职责，自然听话孝顺、恭顺尽责。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学或新闻报道、评价人物品行 dutiful 多用于正式或书面语境，强调出于责任感或尊敬的顺从。口语中更常说 obedient 或 responsible；固定搭配如 dutiful son/daughter 比较常见于文学作品或新闻报道。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
仅 beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ 与 dutiful /ˈduːtɪfəl/ 押韵：重读元音后的 /tɪfəl/ 相同。注意 plentiful、bountiful、pitiful 虽均以 -tiful 拼写结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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